Mechanical Resonance | ||||
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Released | December 8, 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Studio | Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 53:28 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Producer | Steve Thompson, Michael Barbiero | |||
Tesla chronology | ||||
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Singles from Mechanical Resonance | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
Metal Forces | 9.3/10[3] |
Rolling Stone | (mixed)[4] |
Rock Hard | 8/10[5] |
Mechanical Resonance is the debut studio album by the American hard rock band Tesla. It was released on December 8, 1986, by Geffen Records.[6]
The album peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard 200 on April 3, 1987, [7] and was certified platinum by the RIAA on October 5, 1989.[8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "EZ Come EZ Go" | Frank Hannon, Jeff Keith, Troy Luccketta, Tommy Skeoch, Brian Wheat | 3:33 |
2. | "Cumin' Atcha Live" | Hannon, Keith, Wheat | 4:25 |
3. | "Gettin' Better" | Hannon, Keith | 3:20 |
4. | "2 Late 4 Love" | Keith, Skeoch, Hannon, Luccketta, Wheat | 3:50 |
5. | "Rock Me to the Top" | Keith, Skeoch | 3:38 |
6. | "We're No Good Together" | Hannon, Keith, Luccketta | 5:15 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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7. | "Modern Day Cowboy" | Hannon, Keith, Skeoch | 5:19 |
8. | "Changes" | Hannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch, Wheat | 5:02 |
9. | "Little Suzi" (Ph.D. cover) | Jim Diamond, Tony Hymas | 4:55 |
10. | "Love Me" | Hannon, Keith, Wheat | 4:15 |
11. | "Cover Queen" | Hannon, Keith | 4:32 |
12. | "Before My Eyes" | Hannon, Keith, Luccketta, Skeoch | 5:25 |
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1987 | "Modern Day Cowboy" | Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)[11] | 35 |
"Little Suzi" | Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)[11] | 22 | |
Billboard Hot 100 (US)[12] | 91 | ||
1988 | "Gettin' Better" | Mainstream Rock Tracks (US)[11] | 46 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Publication | Country | Accolade | Rank |
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PopMatters | US | 10 Essential Glam Metal Albums[14] | 4 |
Guitar World | US | Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties[15] | 8 |
Loudwire | US | Top 30 Hair Metal Albums[16] | 7 |